Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution

Dec 08 2024 291 ep. 28 mins 264

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Welcome to Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution. Each week Dispatches features interviews highlighting the latest in scholarship, news, and opinions regarding the American Revolutionary Era. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

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E285: Paul B. Elmore: James Easton vs. Benedict Arnold: Anatomy of a Feud

Dec 08 2024 17 mins

This week our guest is Paul B. Elmore. Long before he was America's most reviled traitor, Benedict Arnold had a personal grudge with James Easton. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E284: Brady J. Crytzer: Guyasuta and the Fall of Indian America

Nov 24 2024 48 mins

This week on Dispatches, we share Brady Crytzer's lecture on Seneca Chief Guyasuta. A lifelong advocate of Native rights, Guyasuta served as a warrior, Sachem, and diplomat during the Seven Years War and American Revolution. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E283: Robert E. Wright: Cruel Bedlam: Bankruptcies and the Break with Britain

Nov 18 2024 20 mins

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Robert E. Wright. In the years leading to the American Revolution, British fiscal policy was a leading factor of unrest in the colonies. As Robert Wright shows, taxes were just the beginning. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

E282: Ray Raphael: A Kingly Government? Benjamin Franklin's Great Fear

Nov 11 2024 29 mins

This week our guest is author, editor, and JAR contributor Ray Raphael. When the American Executive was being considered, Benjamin Franklin had strong reservations about the scope of its power. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E281: Glenn F. Williams: Dunmore's War: The Last Conflict of America's Colonial Era

Nov 03 2024 56 mins

This week our feature is Dr. Glenn F. Williams. On Saturday, November 2nd, 2024, Dr. Williams presented a lecture on his new book Dunmore's War at the Braddock's Road Preservation Association Annual Seminar in Ligonier, PA. He is introduced in this clip by BRPA Vice President Dr. David Preston. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E280: Tim Abbott: The Terrible Ordeal of Capt. Bezaleel Beebe’s Company of Connecticut State Levies

Oct 28 2024 17 mins

This week our guest is JAR contributor Tim Abbott. The story of Capt. Bezaleel Beebe is a chilling reminder of the horrors of war, and the trauma of captivity. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E279: Robert Guy: The Westmoreland Rangers and "The Suffering Fruntears"

Oct 21 2024 20 mins

This week our guest is JAR contributor Robert Guy. The American west was transformed into a brutal partisan warzone, and Western Pennsylvania was amongst the most terrible. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E278: Jude M. Pfister: President Washington and the Beginnings of American Law

Oct 13 2024 27 mins

This week our guest is JAR contributor Jude M. Pfister. George Washington was executive of a new nation, and an untested judiciary. We examine his opinions of the courts and his perspectives on early American jurisprudence. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E277: HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: The Curse of the "Wizard Clip" with Brady J. Crytzer

Oct 07 2024 21 mins

This week is our very special Halloween edition of Dispatches. In 1794, a Virginia farmer was haunted by a spiritual entity, and he called about a Russian prince-turned-priest to save him. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E276: Colin J. Wood: Bacheller vs. Wilkinson: The Quest to Understand Benedict Arnold at Saratoga

Sep 29 2024 25 mins

This week our guest is JAR contributor Colin J. Wood. The legacy of Benedict Arnold is a complicated one, and new sources have revealed fresh interpretations of his service at Saratoga. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.